Number of U.S. Airports

KEY: U = data are not available.

^a Includes civil and joint-use civil-military airports, heliports, STOL (short takeoff and landing) ports, and seaplane bases in the United States and its territories. Sole-use military airports are included beginning in 2007.

^bTotal airports in 2006 does not sum from Public and Private based on the source data.

^c Total Landing Areas includes airports, heliports, seaplane bases, gliderports, balloonports, and ultralights.

^dMilitary includes...

Number of Air Carriers, Railroads, Interstate Motor Carriers, Marine Vessel Operators, and Pipeline Operators

KEY: N = data do not exist; U = data are not available.

^a Carrier groups are categorized based on their annual operating revenues as major, national, large regional, and medium regional. The thresholds were last adjusted July 1, 1999, and the threshold for Major air carriers is currently $1 billion. The Other air carrier category contains all national, large regional, and medium regional air carriers. Beginning in 2003, regional air carriers are not required to report financial data which may result in under reporting of Other carriers...

Average Length of Haul, Domestic Freight and Passenger Modes

KEY: N = data do not exist; NA = not applicable; R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a Amtrak began operations in 1971.  Data are reported for fiscal years.

Active U.S. Air Carrier and General Aviation Fleet by Type of Aircraft (Number of carriers)

KEY: R = revised; U = data are unavailable.

a Air carrier aircraft are aircraft carrying passengers or cargo for hire under 14 CFR 121 (large aircraft-more than 30 seats) and 14 CFR 135 (small aircraft-30 seats or less). This definition is more encompassing than that in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Forecast- jet aircraft, 60 seats or more carrying passengers or cargo for hire. Beginning in 1990, the number of aircraft is the monthly average reported in use for the last three months of the year. Prior to 1990, it was the number of aircraft reported in use...

U.S. Sales or Deliveries of New Aircraft, Vehicles, Vessels, and Other Conveyances

KEY:  N = data do not exist; NA = not applicable; R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a U.S.-manufactured fixed-wing aircraft over 33,000 pounds empty weight, including all jet transports plus the 4-engine turboprop-powered Lockheed L-100.

^b Includes domestic and imported vehicles. Prior to 1985, all terrain vehicles (ATVs) were included in the motorcycle total. In 1995, the Motorcycle Industry Council revised its data for the years 1985 to present to exclude ATVs from its totals. 2008 and later data are real counts based on...

Number of U.S. Aircraft, Vehicles, Vessels, and Other Conveyances

KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available. 

^aAir carrier aircraft are those carrying passengers or cargo for hire under 14 CFR 121 and 14 CFR 135. Beginning in 1990, the number of aircraft is the monthly average of the number of aircraft reported in use for the last three months of the year. Prior to 1990, it was the number of aircraft reported in use during December of a given year.

^b 1991-94 data revised to reflect changes in adjustment for nonresponse bias with 1996 telephone survey factors;...

April 2017 Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.9 percent more workers in April 2017 than in April 2016, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. April was the highest monthly full-time equivalent (FTE) total (423,537) since July 2005 (428,091) and was the 42nd consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.

Annual Person-Trips by Purpose and Day of Week: 2009

Average Annual Person-Trips, Person-Miles, and Trip Length per Household by Purpose: 2009

April 2017 Employment tables